My Photographic Eye V: Moon Glow

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                           Spellbound by Moon Glow

dance, spellbound,
under
veiled moon madness
under
waxing moon shadow
dance, possessed,
by moon glow lighting the night.

waxing lady moon

                                                                veiled lady moon





     
    

Meditations VI: My Gratitude List 5/10/11

                                                 Gratitude 

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One of the things that we do in Alcoholics Anonymous is meditate on what we are grateful for in our lives and write those things down. Thinking about what you’re grateful for and making a list might sound like a stupid waste of time.  But it chases the blues away and gets you off the pity pot. It melts away anxiety.

I looked up the word “grateful” and it means “being appreciative, thankful… feeling or expressing gratitude.”  Here’s where the list comes in. It focuses you on the particular.  Makes you see or realize what and who what you “appreciate.”  Then, it requires you to “express” it or communicate it to yourself.

“Why?” You might ask. “I already know what I appreciate. I don’t need to tell myself that.”    Well, maybe that’s the case for you. Most of the time, life runs on such a fast track that everything becomes a blur. First, how can I be grateful for what or who surrounds me if I don’t even see it? If I don’t stop multi-tasking and take the time to look, hear, feel, see, smell? Second, sometimes I forget the things in my life that I am grateful for. Why? Because I’m too busy inviting negative energy because I’m bitching and complaining about something that I wish hadn’t changed, or because I’m feeling resentful that I’m not on the other side of the fence which looks greener than my side. And, third, sometimes, I might not even recognize things I’m grateful for because I take them for granted. All that being said, here’s today’s list. It’s not all-inclusive, I’m sure. But I can always make another tomorrow.

                           Today’s Gratitude List

  I’m grateful that I am still writing… and for still having work that I like to do.

  I’m grateful for money enough to shelter, feed me, and put clothes on my back.

  I’m grateful for unpolluted water to drink, for food to eat.

  I’m grateful to be able to get out of bed, stand up, walk, and move without pain.

  I’m grateful to be able to breathe fresh air.

  

   I’m grateful to be able to touch and experience the one I love.

   I’m grateful for the love of my spirit-guide dogs.

   I’m grateful for the company and compassion of friends.

  I’m grateful for my 5 senses working well enough to let me fully experience the earth, people, life.

  I’m grateful to be able experience beauty in all forms: see clouds in the sky, hear my favorite songs, smell   the fragrance of things of the earth, feel ALL of my feelings.

  

  

   I’m grateful for sobriety today…

    and for ALL of the yesterdays of my journey.

My Photographic Eye IV: Shadow Patterns

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                                Shadow Patterns

shifting creatures
fantastic
prodigy of light

                                        
shadow patterns
dark reflections
mated
to
shining sun

I see you
shadow patterns
playing here
and there

hiding
in shadow
making
night moves
in
the light of day.

My Photographic Eye III: Tones (and Textures)

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                                                                     Tones 

Sky and Sea
    Light and Reflection
       Color and Contrast



                    

         Green Ocean, Streaks of Light, Flotsam



  

                   

           
     Golden Glow in West Hollywood

                      

              Lavender Wild Flowers

         

                               Blue Sky, Clouds, Glowing Sunset
            
    

My Photographic Eye III: Textures (and Tones)

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                                                    Textures
             
Sensations
    Perceptions
        Feelings



                                                         

Boardwalk, Sand


  
                                      
                 
                       Ocean Inlet



         
Seagrass, Rocks & Stream



                                      

                                Sand, Tide, Seagulls, Rocks


      
       

      

My Photographic Eye II: Benches

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Benches

make me
a playful bench
to smile
to laugh
to charm
a weary heart

show me
a restful bench
to soothe
a vexed spirit
a mind fatigued

sit me on
a  bench
where I might
reflect
where
I might
imagine
dream
without limits

find me
a bench
to while away time
to stop
and replenish
heart
mind
and spirit.

(for bunnie-3/31/11) 

santa fe 12/10

atlanta, piedmont park 6/10

atlanta 3/10

los angeles, descanso gardens 5/09

My Photographic Eye I: Steps, Roads, Paths

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Steps and Roads and Paths...

the camera's lens records
my endless fascination
with
winding roads
that twist out of sight
with
steps
leading up or down
to somewhere
with
paths that run sightless
into the unknown

road
steps
path
their endings
remain
out of sight...

a mystery
just beyond the camera's frame.
3/25/11

los angeles, kenneth hahn park

atlanta, georgia

los angeles, kenneth hahn park